Cory Booker: We Have To Stop the Awful Violence and Killing of Unarmed People in Our Country

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Margaret BRENNAN ░░░░░░░░ the broader concern at ░░░░░░░░ federal levels on how ░░░░░░░░ come up with legislation ░░░░░░░░ both sides can get ░░░░░░░░ you heard Senator Scott ░░░░░░░░ that when it comes ░░░░░░░░ qualified immunity the administration ░░░░░░░░ made clear to him ░░░░░░░░ is a poison pill ░░░░░░░░ cannot be in any ░░░░░░░░ of legislation How do ░░░░░░░░ offset the concern of ░░░░░░░░ administration that qualified immunity ░░░░░░░░ well it s necessary ░░░░░░░░ police need to make ░░░░░░░░ second decisions and they ░░░░░░░░ t be thinking twice ░░░░░░░░ a way that inhibits ░░░░░░░░ from doing their job ░░░░░░░░ do you offset that ░░░░░░░░ concern SEN BOOKER Well ░░░░░░░░ s understand that qualified ░░░░░░░░ right now is not ░░░░░░░░ Democratic supported thing Clarence ░░░░░░░░ and conservative Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ say that we need ░░░░░░░░ reexamine qualified immunity Some ░░░░░░░░ my Republican colleagues in ░░░░░░░░ Senate right now have ░░░░░░░░ forward to me and ░░░░░░░░ we need to reexamine ░░░░░░░░ immunity What qualified immunity ░░░░░░░░ in this country as ░░░░░░░░ allows a case in ░░░░░░░░ where a pregnant woman ░░░░░░░░ months pregnant was dragged ░░░░░░░░ a street for not ░░░░░░░░ a parking ticket and ░░░░░░░░ three times No accountability ░░░░░░░░ police officers were qualified ░░░░░░░░ qualified immunity It s ░░░░░░░░ case in Utah where ░░░░░░░░ bicycle rider 100 yards ░░░░░░░░ was shot multiple times ░░░░░░░░ multiple police And then ░░░░░░░░ claimed it was just ░░░░░░░░ identity no accountability in ░░░░░░░░ of qualified immunity Even ░░░░░░░░ Washington and even in ░░░░░░░░ a man with pneumonia ░░░░░░░░ stumbling through a hospital ░░░░░░░░ was shot and killed ░░░░░░░░ police So I could ░░░░░░░░ through horrific example after ░░░░░░░░ example We have to ░░░░░░░░ ourselves as a society ░░░░░░░░ we want to have ░░░░░░░░ nation where police officers ░░░░░░░░ do really awful things ░░░░░░░░ be held accountable to ░░░░░░░░ through to civil rights ░░░░░░░░ And that s unacceptable ░░░░░░░░ so I hear what ░░░░░░░░ are saying But when ░░░░░░░░ s so many conservative ░░░░░░░░ talking about qualified immunity ░░░░░░░░ when we know that ░░░░░░░░ one in America should ░░░░░░░░ above the law I ░░░░░░░░ it s time that ░░░░░░░░ change qualified immunity.